Don't miss this beautiful spring hike through the Arnold Arboretum - nature is really bursting there now and it is truly amazing! Beginning at the main entrance, we'll walk throughout the entire preserve for about four miles. Our absolute highlight will be the flowering shrubs, especially the wonderfully fragrant lilacs, but also the magnificent redbuds and dogwoods and early blooming azaleas. We'll also be taking in the spectacular views of Boston from Peters and Bussey Hills, ascending the slopes of Hemlock Hill, and - as always - view the magnificent tree specimens. The Arnold Arboretum is a 280-acre national treasure operated by Harvard University on land owned by the City of Boston. It's one of the finest examples of landscape design by Frederick Law Olmsted & it's a National Historic Landmark. Because of the vagaries of Boston weather, please dress with appropriate outdoors gear/good hiking shoes and bring a liter of water. After our extensive walk, we'll have the option of walking over to nearby Jamaica Plain Center and partaking of one of the local eateries there.

We will meet at the Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston, MA 02130. You can use that address for your GPS. Parking is free along the main road (the Arborway). It's a 10 minute walk from the Forest Hills Station of the MBTA's Orange Line. We will meet at 1 pm on the main steps in front of the brick Hunnewell Building, which is just inside the main gate at the right. For parking, you might have to find a spot in the neighborhood just to the east (across the Arborway) of the Arboretum. If that's the case, you can walk across the Arborway, where there is a walk signal to use.